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Mar 2022
34m 16s

Edu: Early ideation - Your Idea Is Worth...

Yaniv Bernstein, Chris Saad
About this episode

Got an idea for a startup?

Congratulations, so does everybody else. In this episode, Chris and Yaniv dive deep on the idea of ideas, their role, and their limitations in the context of building a startup. 

Discussion topics include:

  • Do ideas matter? 
  • What does a good idea look like? 
  • How does progress create opportunities? And vice versa! 
  • Validating your idea. 
  • Building consensus for your ideas.
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